Where it diverges from its predecessors is the room it creates for hope. In Snowpiercer, a bleakly comic eco-dystopia, the oppressive society in which the film is set is overthrown when a train ...

Supporters and opponents alike agree that the firm’s proposal to build a connected, eco-conscious mini-city on at least 12 acres (4.8 hectares) of prime land could change the way people think about ...